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Escaped prisoner and suspected accomplice from white supremacist gang caught after manhunt

March 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

An escaped prisoner and his alleged accomplice, both members of a white supremacist gang, have been arrested by police in the US after a massive manhunt. Skylar Meade, the escaped inmate, and Nicholas Umphenour, the […]

US files landmark lawsuit against Apple accusing the tech giant of monopolising smartphone market

March 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US has filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and crushing competition. In the legal action, the justice department alleges the company abused its control of […]

Woman found with £2bn in Bitcoin convicted of money laundering arrangement offence

March 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former takeaway worker found with Bitcoin worth more than £2bn has been convicted at Southwark Crown Court of a crime linked to money laundering. Jian Wen, 42, from Hendon in north London, was involved […]

Dozens jailed in France’s largest cyberbully case

March 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

Twenty-eight people have been jailed for up to 18 months for the harassment of an influencer in France’s largest cyberbullying case to date. Judges found the accused guilty of harassing Magali Berdah, spurred on by […]

SB4: Supreme Court again blocks Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants

March 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has again blocked a Texas immigration law that President Joe Biden’s administration has called unconstitutional from taking effect. SB4 would allow local and state police to arrest those illegally crossing the […]

Kenya: President Ruto signs controversial housing levy law paving way for monthly earnings deductions

March 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

Kenya’s President William Ruto has signed into law a controversial bill, paving the way for the government to continue collecting a housing levy of 1.5% of a worker’s monthly pay. The levy is intended to […]

Trump bond: Lawyers say he is unable to get $464m guarantee in New York fraud case

March 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $464m (£365m) he has been ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud case. The former president must either pay the full amount in […]

San Quentin begins prison reform – but not for those on death row

March 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

California is transferring everyone on death row at San Quentin prison to other places, as it tries to reinvent the state’s most notorious facility as a rehabilitation centre. Many in this group will now have […]

Fani Willis ex-lover resigns from Trump Georgia election meddling case per judge’s order

March 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor in Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, has resigned after a judge said his affair with District Attorney Fani Willis was inappropriate. Mr Trump and his co-defendants had tried to […]

James Crumbley: Father of Michigan school gunman convicted of manslaughter

March 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

The father of a Michigan school gunman who killed four students has been convicted of manslaughter. The trial heard that James Crumbley, 47, had ignored his 15-year-old son’s mental health needs, buying him the handgun […]

Human Rights

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Escaped prisoner and suspected accomplice from white supremacist gang caught after manhunt

US files landmark lawsuit against Apple accusing the tech giant of monopolising smartphone market

Woman found with £2bn in Bitcoin convicted of money laundering arrangement offence

SB4: Supreme Court again blocks Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants

Kenya: President Ruto signs controversial housing levy law paving way for monthly earnings deductions

Trump bond: Lawyers say he is unable to get $464m guarantee in New York fraud case

San Quentin begins prison reform – but not for those on death row

Fani Willis ex-lover resigns from Trump Georgia election meddling case per judge’s order

James Crumbley: Father of Michigan school gunman convicted of manslaughter